Not long ago we released a report prepared by UNICEF in which it was mentioned that infant mortality had been satisfactorily reduced to below 10 million children per year under the age of 5, just 15 years ago mortality was It placed around 13 million children.
Today we know a story that could call into question some of the reports provided by this organization, the digital publication The Lancet questions the report provided by UNICEF indicating that the results it has presented are not subject to reliable and agreed information, since they have been precipitated and therefore poorly elaborated, because UNICEF is accused of using information from others.
North American researchers from the University of Washington (USA) conducted an investigation showing that there was no such drastic decline in infant mortality and that the work done to reduce it was similar to that done 30 years ago. On the other hand, they indicated that one of the millennium goals, the reduction of infant mortality by two thirds, would not be met. The study carried out is of a statistical nature, taking data on infant mortality belonging to 172 countries, it was clear that this reduction was very slow. In the period between 1920 and 2005 the reduction was from 110 to 72 thousand children. It must be said that the data of 50, 60 or 70 years ago will not be as reliable as those that are subject to the last 10 years, the same goes for concern, media, technology, etc., we assume that researchers They will have taken these aspects into account.
On the other hand, the researchers recognized substantial achievements in certain areas of the planet, but also indicated that there are regions that are slowing progress in reducing mortality, as is the case in sub-Saharan Africa.
Apparently, the Lancet publication taught UNICEF the work of researchers before publishing it and after a few days this agency launches a report with data pertaining to the research conducted by American experts. Logically, UNICEF, or rather, the UN denies the relationship between the two studies. If this had really happened, the credibility of UNICEF reports or the work carried out would lose a lot of credibility.
